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"From Hell". Well at least they got the address right.

Advantages: Its a good take on the ripper stories
Disadvantages: ....but the ripper story has been done many times

On the sinister 1888 streets of White Chapel London a killer is on the loose and the case grabs the attention of a opium loving inspector, Inspector Frederick George Abberline(Johnny Depp). The inspector has been known to use his psychic "visions" to help him so when his vison start of the this case then it takes on a personal meaning for him. The ladies of the night are the easy pickings for this villian. One because of their willingness,even if ...
...Chapel streets, to go with any mans company and two because they are easily entised by the simpliest of things like fruit, being poor its not that hard to beleive. One by one the ladies are starting to vanish then turn up brutally carved,with each time Abberline having graphic visions of the gruesome murder. If your a fan of Johnny Depps movies then this film will keep you glued,even if his London accent is a little naff. This is not the most amazing ...

englishtrog 08.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of From Hell (DVD)

15 MINUTES THE DVD AND FILM REVIEWED

Advantages: Good acting, good effects, interesting storyline
Disadvantages: Slow storyline, a little lacking in the storyline in places

Introduction ~~ I was attracted to 15 minutes because of the presence of Robert De Niro, he has starred in some of the best films ever made and there were high expectations for his appearance in 15 minutes. 15 Minutes is not your typical action film – it is not merely made up of tough-talking cops, rapid gunfire and big explosions. Unlike many action films it is totally unpredictable and with a twist in the tale you will be kept guessing ...
...end. The story is also remarkably clever and in many ways you could describe 15 Minutes as being a satire. The Story ~~ Robert De Niro plays Eddie Flemming, a cigar smoking famous New York cop, “It’s all about the image” he brags taking a drag on his fat cigar and a swig of whiskey then walking over smiling to give a interview on the latest murder case to hit New York. Media-savvy Flemming is still a fairly likeable character, ...

Disillusioned 18.11.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Fifteen Minutes (DVD)

From hell

Advantages: Great quality movie with good cast and great detail
Disadvantages: none

Johhny Depp stars as a opium addicted police officer in victorian england, hes called in to investigate the murders of some prostitues in englandbuythe infamous Jack the ripper,complications begin when he quickly falls for one of the prostitutes who is fearing for her life and he begins to feel responsible for her and her friends,unaware of what he is becoming envolved in he seeks the advice of a medical doctor who is already involved in this dark ...
...very dark and gives a good atmosphere to the film,its attention to detail is remarkable and although the plot is rather fictional the actual set and costumes are very well done,its quite a eerie movie able to keep the suspense dangaling and it is very brutal some times but the story is brilliant and compelling to watch and when its all wrapped up together you have a very good movie that is often overlooked,i highly recomend this film i thourghly ...

daxus100 16.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of From Hell (DVD)

Action-packed with some witty dialogue but still flawed somehow

Advantages: Quite thrilling when it gathers pace, seemed an authentic depiction of London, some humour
Disadvantages: Something about Downey Jnrs depiction of Holmes didnt work somehow, not for all ages/the squeamish

...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson start out by catching a serial killer who dabbles in the the supernatural, an evil man called Lord Blackwood who is sentenced to death, indeed Watson confirms he's dead after he's hung. Things take a distinctly sinister turn, however, when they discover than Blackwood has apparently risen from the dead and Holmes recalls what he told him before he was hung, which indicated that more ...
...actor (Robert Downey Jnr.) played Sherlock Holmes, while an English actor (Jude Law), played his right hand man, Dr. Watson. Now of course I knew that before I went to see the movie, infact I quite like Robert Downey Jnr. as an actor and I have enjoyed some of his other movies and the fact that he plays the main character was one of the main reasons I wanted to see it in the cinema but there was something about him playing this role that I just didn't ...

IzzyS 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sherlock Holmes

What goes around comes around..

Advantages: Enigmatic
Disadvantages: Perhaps too long

...I wouldn’t say this was in that impact category but certainly a quality piece of film. The drama begins with the return of thirty-something award winning war photographer Paul Harris (Mathew McFadden) to the small rural town of Steimer where he grew up, his first visit for 17 years. The night bag over the shoulder arrival is for dad’s funeral, mum long returned to the Earth, Paul’s relationship with big brother Andrew (Colin May) still not good after ...
...As per normal in these movies Paul has awakened ghosts from his and others past on his return, none more so than a long lost relationship with Penny (Miranda Otto), the reason, we discover later, he skipped town. Deciding to stick around and sort out the family estate, his brother begrudging Paul’s promised third of the Will & Testament, the rest going to an unnamed charity, things take an unexpected turn in his closed world with the arrival of a ...

thedevilinme 22.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of In My Father's Den (DVD)